When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Cast and Crew
Melissa McCarthy
Lee Israel
Richard E. Grant
Jack Hock
Dolly Wells
Anna
Ben Falcone
Alan Schmidt
Gregory Korostishevsky
Andrei
Jane Curtin
Marjorie
Stephen Spinella
Paul
Christian Navarro
Kurt
Pun Bandhu
Agent Doyle
Erik LaRay Harvey
Agent Solanas
Brandon Scott Jones
Glen
Shae D'Lyn
Nell
Rosal Colon
Rachel
Anna Deavere Smith
Elaine
Marc Evan Jackson
Lloyd
Marcella Lowery
Guest at Party
Roberta Wallach
Tom Clancy Groupie
Tina Benko
Karen
Sandy Rosenberg
Yale Librarian
Kevin Carolan
Tom Clancy
Ben Rauch
Coat Check Guy
Ethel Fisher
Mrs. Unger
Chris Lamberth
Exterminator
Joanna Adler
Arlene
Mary B. McCann
Judge
Michael Laurence
Fenwick
Michael Cyril Creighton
Harry
Alice Kremelberg
Server
Moisés Acevedo
Stationery Clerk
Lucy DeVito
Gossipy Office Worker
Josh Evans
Boss in Office
Ricky Garcia
Security Guard
Charlotte Mary Wen
Cubicle Worker
Marcus Choi
Another Cubicle Worker
Justin Vivian Bond
Lounge Singer
Tim Cummings
Craig
Havilah Brewster
Toni
Dann Fink
Male (voice)
Zabryna Guevara
Female (voice)
Bonita Hamilton
Female (voice)
Dan McCabe
Male (voice)
Sean Oliver
Male (voice)
Lori Prince
Female (voice)
Armando Riesco
Male (voice)
Sandy Rustin
Female (voice)
George Aloi
Literary Agent (uncredited)
Tiffany Blair
Lady with Bird (uncredited)
Linwood Brown
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Kevin Cristaldi
Other Dealer (uncredited)
Barbara Ann Davison
Bookstore Employee (uncredited)
Peter Donovan
Greg (uncredited)
Antoine Drye
Musician in Bar Scene (uncredited)
Liz Eng
Lisa (uncredited)
George R. Golden
Bookshop Browser (uncredited)
Anne Hollister
Young Girl at Vet (uncredited)
Katie Kocik
Bookstore Customer (uncredited)
Ron Maestri
Book Store Customer (uncredited)
Doris McCarthy
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Wayne J. Miller
Pancake Man at Counter (uncredited)
Bill Walters
Homeless Man (uncredited)
Videos & Trailers
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Richard E Grant on Can You Ever Forgive Me | Inside Picturehouse Special